Umang Naresh Shah v. the State of Maharashtra Thr the Secretary Industry Energy and
Case brief
What is this about?
Electricity tariff consumer classification for Advocates; MERC tariff order dated 28.03.2025; LT VII: LT - Public Services category; MSEDCL change of consumer category from Commercial Category; bills after 1st April 2025 and credit for rate difference; writ petition disposed with directions; Bombay High Court WP No. 4629 of 2025; neutral citation 2026:BHC-AS:14617-DB; decided 26 March 2026.
What did the court decide?
Writ Petition disposed of with directions: (i) Petitioner to apply to MSEDCL within 2 weeks for change of category as per MERC order dated 28th March 2025; (ii) MSEDCL to decide the application within 3 weeks and, if found in order, change the Petitioner's category from Commercial Category to Public Services Consumer Category; (iii) for bills generated after 1st April 2025 charged at Commercial Category rates, MSEDCL to credit the difference in rates between the two categories in subsequent bills.